Day: June 12, 2025
News24 | Durban cops guilty of soliciting R200 000 bribe to halt arrests in a murder case
Three Durban police officers have been convicted of corruption after they solicited a R200 000 bribe to prevent arrests in a high-profile murder investigation.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Trump says unilateral tariffs to be set within weeks
“We’re going to be sending letters out in about a week and a half, two weeks, to countries telling them what the deal is,” Trump told reporters late on Wednesday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SA is not facing a deadly Covid XBB wave or egg-related Salmonella outbreak, despite posts
South Africans are once again the target of misleading health hoaxes, with two unrelated but widely shared false claims circulating on Facebook and WhatsApp. One warns of a “deadly” new Covid-19 variant, called Omicron XBB, while the other suggests a Salmonella outbreak linked to local...
Continue ReadingNews24 | Pork and chicken are key to easing US trade tensions: Steenhuisen
Health rules and excise duty charged on pork and chicken from the US “are the two key focus areas” in easing trade tensions with the US, according to Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen.
Continue ReadingNews24 | AKA, Tibz murder trial to be heard over three months next year – judge reveals
The trial of five men accused of the murder of award-winning South African rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend, Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane, will be heard over three months next year.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘Whip/Nae Nae’ star Silentó‘s 30-year sentence: Rapper pleads guilty to cousin’s murder
US rapper Silentó, who earned international fame for his debut single Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae), has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing his cousin.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Europe’s biggest airline to slap ‘unruly’ passengers with R10k fine
Ryanair, which is Europe’s biggest airline by passenger numbers, said on Thursday it would issue €500 fines for passengers whose disruptive behaviour necessitated their removal from aircraft.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Israel calls on Egypt to stop overland convoy from reaching Gaza
Israel’s defence minister on Wednesday called on Egypt to block two pro-Palestinian activist convoys planning to head to Egypt’s Rafah border crossing with Gaza.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Coetzee at No 8, Van Staden at flank as Bulls name team for URC final
Marcell Coetzee starts at No 8 for the Bulls in the URC final against Leinster, with Marco van Staden coming in at flank.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Angelo Agrizzi in plea negotiations with the State
Former Bosasa chief operating officer Angelo Agrizzi is currently in negotiations with the State for a possible plea deal in his fraud and corruption case.
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